This simple STM setup utilises a piezoelectric actuator constructed by deliberately cutting a piezo speaker into four quadrants. With individual drive wires attached to the four quadrants.

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This simple STM setup utilises a piezoelectric actuator constructed by deliberately cutting a piezo speaker into four quadrants. With individual drive wires attached to the four quadrants.

Used for everything from semiconductor testing to biotech to aerospace, piezo actuators change electrical energy into linear motion with efficient speed, force, and practically unlimited resolution.

Stick-slip inertia motors operate on a principle similar to the classic tablecloth trick, using piezoelectric actuators driven by a modified sawtooth voltage signal from dedicated control electronics.